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OPINION: We need more problem solvers and critical thinkers for an increasingly complex world

The Hechinger Report

That’s why I’m a fan of personalized and competency-based learning environments, in which young people do learn these skills. We set out to meet that challenge and better understand the extent to which personalized, competency-based learning could prepare our learners for an uncertain future.

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Self-Regulation in the Personalized Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

Over the years, the state of Utah has provided me with a plethora of opportunities to work with schools on Personalized Competency-Based Learning ( PCBL ). Without this practical lens, I don’t think I would be able to write anything of value. Research provides a sound rationale for its importance and impact on learners.

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Competency Based Learning: How Flipped Mastery Makes CBL Possible

Turning Learning On Its Head

In 2011, a group of educators met at the Competency Based Learning Summit. During that Summit, the leaders identified five key tenets of Competency Based Learning (CBL): Students advance upon mastery. Competencies include explicit, measurable, transferable learning objectives that empower students.

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Khan Academy Wants to Make 'Mastery Learning' Mainstream. Will Partnering With Schools Help?

Edsurge

But then if we can make that a hook into mastery learning, maybe over the next decade we can make these ideas that we just talked about more mainstream. The other lever I think we have is working with the system itself, where we move to a competency-based world. I view competency-based learning as a form of mastery learning.

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League of Innovative Schools Members Named 2016 “Leaders to Learn From”

Digital Promise

Members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools serve as examples of how forward-thinking leadership can transform learning. Additionally, Akin is a vocal proponent of competency-based learning, empowering students to work at their own pace and progress based on their mastery of skills and standards.

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League of Innovative Schools Members Named 2016 “Leaders to Learn From”

Digital Promise

Members of the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools serve as examples of how forward-thinking leadership can transform learning. Additionally, Akin is a vocal proponent of competency-based learning, empowering students to work at their own pace and progress based on their mastery of skills and standards.

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Does the future of schooling look like Candy Land?

The Hechinger Report

State leaders from Utah to Michigan to North Carolina are getting more involved in figuring out how to support the expansion of personalized, competency-based learning, she said, although it’s too early to decipher how much of the stimulus money flowing to school districts will go toward these efforts. The response?